I don't even trust commercial airplanes. I certainly wouldn't board one built by two guys named Phil and Jack.

But that's me. Phil and Jack are live-on-the-edge kind of guys. And, it took them two years to put together, so they were kind of committed to actually using it, I guess. (It was a kit they ordered. They didn't whittle it from a giant sequoia or anything.)

Also, Phil is a retired United Airlines pilot, so it's not like two plumbers ordered a plane, put it together and tried to fly it 670 miles. Or however far it is, as the crow flies.

The first big trip they planned was for the Fresno State vs. Oregon football game in Week 2. The trip went well, I assume. Didn't hear any differently, or read any crash stories.

The flight, supposedly cost them $120 for fuel. Commercial flights would have cost them $262 apiece. The two guys were really excited about how much money they saved on the trip, but somehow I don't think buying a plane and spending two years building it, is the way to save on travel expenses. I'm sure there's an American Express commercial in there somewhere, and it ends with "Watching your team win on a fake field goal ... Priceless."